DANTI, Vincenzo
(b. 1530, Perugia, d. 1576, Perugia)

Perseus

1568
Stone
Boboli Gardens, Florence

After completing Equity and Rigour for the entrance of Vasari's Uffizi, in 1568 Danti sculpted a Perseus which was to be placed at the centre of the two figures. It was left incomplete and finished by others, then transferred to the Boboli Gardens.